Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Aug 2014

Total approve

40%

33%

60%

23%

34%

39%

Total disapprove

44%

54%

28%

62%

58%

51%

Strongly approve

9%

7%

16%

1%

6%

10%

Approve

31%

26%

44%

22%

28%

29%

Disapprove

21%

24%

16%

26%

27%

21%

Strongly disapprove

23%

30%

12%

36%

31%

30%

Don’t know

16%

12%

13%

14%

8%

11%

40% (up 1% since August) approve of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes and 44% (down 7%) disapprove.

62% of Greens voters and 54% of Labor voters disapprove while 60% of Liberal/National voters approve.

52% of respondents aged 18-24 disapprove while 50% of those aged 55+ approve.